Wintertime Trivia

1. How big was the largest snowflake ever recorded?
A. 5 inches in diameter
B. 8 inches in diameter
C. 15 inches in diameter
D. 21 inches in diameter

The answer is C. The largest snowflake recorded was fifteen inches in diameter.

2. How many sides does a snowflake have?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 6

The answer is D. All snowflakes have six sides and no two snowflakes are alike.

3. When is the first day of winter in North America?
A. December 15
B. December 21
C. December 25
D. December 31

The answer is B. The first day of winter is December 21 which is referred to as the winter solstice and
the shortest day of the year.

4. What is the most popular winter sport in North America?
A. Hockey
B. Skiing
C. Sledding
D. Ice Skating

The answer is A. Hockey.

5. How many people in the world live in cold, arctic places?
A. 500,000
B. 1 million
C. 2 million
D. 4 million

The answer is D. 4 million people live in places like Alaska, Greenland, Canada, Northern Scandinavia and Siberia.

6. Where do Monarch butterflies for the winter?
A. Australia
B. Canada
C. Mexico

The answer is C. Mexico.

7. What country has won the most metals at the Winter Olympics?
A. Norway
B. United States
C. Canada
D. France

The answer is A. Norway.

8. True or False: It must be 32°F or colder for it to snow.

The answer is False. It has been known to snow with temperatures in the mid 40's. Temperatures are below 32°F
up in the clouds where the snow is forming.

9. On the average, one inch of rain is equivalent to how many inches of snow?
A. 10 inches
B. 1 inch
C. 5 inches
D. 1 foot

The answer is A. 10 inches of snow melts down to about an inch of liquid rain.

10. On which side of a building do icicles most often form?
A. The south side
B. The north side
C. The east side
D. The west side

The answer is A. The south side of a building.

11. What percentage of fresh snow is composed of air?
A. 80%
B. 25%
C. 50%
D. 95%

The answer is A. 80% of fresh snow is composed of air.

12. Where does the Yeti live?
A. Antarctica
B. Siberia
C. Canada
D. Nepal

The answer is D. The Yeti is believed to live in Nepal, specifically in the Himalayas, the highest mountain range in the world.

13. True or False: It can be "too cold" to snow.

False: Snow at very low temperatures is rare, but not impossible. All that is required to produce snow is moisture in the air
and some way to lift and cool the air. From a practical point of view, most of our snowfalls occur when the air temperature
at ground level is between 15°F and 32°F. The "warmer" the air, the more water vapor it holds and the easier it is to
produce a cooling effect through lifting actions such as updrafts.

14. How tall was the tallest snowman ever made?
A. 25 feet
B. 54 feet
C. 113 feet
D. 126 feet

The answer is C. 113 feet. This massive snowman was made by the people of Bethel, Maine. Nicknamed Angus, he took
two weeks to finish. Angus was so huge, he had vehicle tires for eyes and trees for arms.